Shi Xuan

Shi Xuan (died 348) was the crown prince of Later Zhao and the second son of Shi Hu. He was executed after assassinating his brother Shi Tao.

Biography
Shi Xuan was the second son of Shi Hu and Empress Du of Later Zhao, and he was the younger brother of Shi Sui and the older brother of Shi Tao. In 348, he had his brother assassinaed after he built "Xuanguang Palace", which contained the character "Xuan"; in China, it is taboo for a person to use a character of a revered person's name as a name for something else. When Shi Xuan showed no signs of mourning for Shi Tao, Shi Hu discovered his complicity in his murder, and Shi Hu had Shi Xuan tortured. His hair and tongue were pulled out, his hands and feet cut off, his eyes gouged out, his abdomen split open, and he was thrown onto a pyre, burning him to death. After the gruesome death of Shi Xuan, Shi Shi became the new prince, and Empress Du became a commoner.